''Into the Storm'' is the first book of the ''Destroyermen'' series of alternate history novels by

Taylor Anderson Taylor Anderson is an author, historical artillery and firearm expert, re-enactor, and former history professor. He is the author of the '' Destroyermen'' series, about , , and , and their fight against the Grik. Anderson has also written several ...

. The main setting of the series is the four-stacker USS ''Walker'', which in this series is part of the

United States Asiatic Fleet The United States Asiatic Fleet was a fleet of the United States Navy during much of the first half of the 20th century. Before World War II, the fleet patrolled the Philippine Islands. Much of the fleet was destroyed by the Japanese by Februar ...

, and being pursued by the Japanese battlecruiser ''Amagi''.

Plot synopsis

In 1942, the American destroyer USS ''Walker'' (DD-163), a

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

'four-piper', is part of the

Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant commander (also hyphenated lieutenant-commander and abbreviated Lt Cdr, LtCdr. or LCDR) is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander. The corresponding rank i ...

Matthew Reddy is ''Walker''s captain. ''Walker'' and her sister ship, USS ''Mahan'' (DD-102), enter a squall and emerge on an alternate Earth where humans never evolved, but two intelligent races, the Lemurians and the Grik (a race of evolved "

dinosaurs Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is t ...

" from Africa), are at war. The Grik have a class system, in which the Uul are the soldiers, workers, etc., and the Hij are the leaders. The Lemurians are peaceful refugees from

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

that possibly evolved from lemurs. Reddy meets twice with the Lemurians' leadership. The Lemurians' king and his advisers tell him that others came to their world before him. Reddy and the crew of ''Walker'' side with the Lemurians.

References

Review of Into the Storm. Alternate History.com. August 25, 2010.John Ottinger III. ''Book Review: Destroyermen – Into the Storm by Taylor Anderson''. August 25, 2010

External links

* 2008 novels American alternate history novels Destroyermen and Artillerymen {{2000s-ah-novel-stub